Prior to the Closing ConAgra shall pay and discharge in full or cause the Acquired Companies to pay and discharge in full (x) all indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness owed to a non-Affiliate of ConAgra and incurred by any Acquired Company or for which any Acquired Company has otherwise become liable or responsible, including, without limitation, the indebtedness set forth on Exhibit 2.1.18, and (y) all indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness owed to a non-Affiliate of ConAgra and incurred by the Acquired Company or for which any Acquired Company has become liable or responsible, pursuant to Acquisition LP's consent, after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing. As of Closing, ConAgra shall settle and treat as equity or cause to be settled and treated as equity all intercompany investments and accounts of the Acquired Companies, as provided in Exhibit 5.1.1, other than loans made pursuant to the Cattleco Loan Agreement. In connection with the above payments and discharges ConAgra shall obtain a release of all Liens (other than Liens relating to the Cattleco Revolver), guarantees, indemnities, bonding arrangements, letters of credit, letters of comfort and similar financial arrangements under which one or more of the Acquired Companies is obligated relating to indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness. ConAgra shall release or cause to be released (i) all Liens held by ConAgra or any Subsidiary thereof encumbering the assets of any Acquired Company and (ii) any guarantees by any Acquired Company of indebtedness or other obligations of ConAgra or any Subsidiary of ConAgra other than any guarantees arising under the Deed of Cross Guarantee referred to in Section 2.1.22 below. The terms of this Section 2.1.18 shall not apply in respect to Colorado Feed LLC or Better Beef LLC.
Prior to Closing As used herein, “Compensation” shall mean the direct salaries and wages and other aggregate compensation paid to or accrued for the benefit of any employee together with all fringe benefits payable to or accrued for the benefit of such employee as to which the employer is responsible, including, without limitation, employer contributions under F.I.C.A., fringe benefits, annual bonuses, unemployment compensation or other employment taxes, pension fund contributions, vacation pay, sick leave, worker’s compensation, group life and accidental and health premiums, and pension or profit sharing, retirement, disability and other similar benefits. Purchaser shall be responsible for and shall pay (i) all Compensation with respect to the operations of the Property on and after the date of Closing and (ii) all Compensation which is accrued but not payable as of the Closing and for which Purchaser is credited at Closing. For these purposes, vacation benefits, sick leave, annual bonuses and related payroll expenses of Hotel Employees (the “Supplemental Employee Expenses”) as of the Closing shall be treated as accrued and subject to proration solely (A) if vested and not subject to expiration if not used or termination in the event of the employee’s departure or (B) to the extent of 70% of any such accrued Supplemental Employee Expenses subject to later vesting or expiration if not used or termination in the event of the employee’s departure. With respect to accrued bonuses for 2006, Seller’s pro-rated share at Closing shall be based upon Operator’s reasonable estimate of the bonuses to be paid to such Hotel Employees for 2006. No later than March 31, 2007, or earlier upon the mutual agreement of the parties, the parties shall adjust Seller’s pro-rated share of the bonuses paid to the Hotel Employees for 2006 based upon the actual amounts of such bonuses (as shown by such supporting documentation as may be reasonably required by either party), and Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, shall make such additional payment or refund as shall be required by such adjustment. Purchaser acknowledges that the New HMA shall initially afford the Hotel Employees continuation of all rights under Operator’s existing Section 401(k) plans and health care plans, as previously afforded under the Current HMA.
At Closing (1) Seller shall execute and deliver a general warranty deed conveying title to the Property to Buyer and showing no additional exceptions to those permitted in Paragraph 6 and furnish tax statements or certificates showing no delinquent taxes on the Property. (2) Buyer shall pay the Sales Price in good funds acceptable to the escrow agent. (3) Seller and Xxxxx shall execute and deliver any notices, statements, certificates, affidavits, releases, loan documents and other documents reasonably required for the closing of the sale and the issuance of the Title Policy. (4) There will be no liens, assessments, or security interests against the Property which will not be satisfied out of the sales proceeds unless securing the payment of any loans assumed by Buyer and assumed loans will not be in default.
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Sellers shall, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Buyer, operate the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sellers shall: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain the Purchased Assets in good operating condition and repair; (ii) maintain the business organization of the Business intact; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the goodwill of the regulators, customers, suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees and others having business relations with the Business; (iv) not take or fail to take any action that could result in the occurrence of an “Additional Default Event” (as defined in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2023, by and between Seller 1 and Vertical Investors, LLC (the “Letter Agreement”)); and (v) use best efforts to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement. (b) Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the express written approval of Buyer, no Seller shall, directly or indirectly: (i) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, (A) any assets that are material to the Business (other than the Excluded Assets) or (B) any assets to an equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) declare or make any dividend or payment of cash to, or pay, loan or advance any amount to, any equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates; (iii) make any material change in the Business or its operations, acquire (including by merger or consolidation) any business or entity, or otherwise acquire any material asset; (iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation; (v) amend any of its Organizational Documents; (vi) increase or decrease the level of inventory of the Business or make any change in the inventory purchasing patterns, stocking levels or production practices of the Business; (vii) take actions that may result, or would result, in payments to, or accounts receivable being created for the benefit of, a Seller sooner than is usual in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (viii) grant to any Employee of a Seller any increase in compensation (other than increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to employees that are not in senior management or executive positions) or pay or agree to pay to any Employee of a Seller any bonus, severance or termination payment not previously agreed upon and provided in any Benefit Plan or other written agreements made available to Buyer (or otherwise required by applicable law); (ix) make any material change in the manner in which a Seller extends discounts, credits or warranties; (x) make any capital expenditures or payment in excess of $10,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or enter into any Contract therefor; (xi) enter into, modify, amend, terminate or grant any consent or waiver under any Transferred Contract, or any other Contract involving more than $15,000, except for the renewal of any such Contract upon its expiration in accordance with its terms; (a) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or policy; (xii) fail to preserve intact the Business’s and Sellers’ relationships with their employees, agents, customers, suppliers and other Persons having contacts with a Seller or the Business; (xiii) terminate or fail to renew any Permit or have any Permit revoked or suspended; (xiv) abandon, sell, assign, transfer, covenant not to sue, enter into a coexistence Contract, or grant any exclusive license or with respect to, or otherwise create an Encumbrance with respect to any Company IP; or (xv) enter into any Contract to do any of the things described in subsections (i) through (xv) above or authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, such actions.
Payment at Closing The Borrower shall have paid (A) to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Lenders the fees set forth or referenced in Section 4.3 and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due hereunder, (B) all reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such reasonable fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and (C) to any other Person such amount as may be due thereto in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including all taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, filing and registration of any of the Loan Documents.
Cash at Closing At Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller, by wire transferred current federal funds, an amount equal to the Purchase Price, minus the sum of the Xxxxxxx Money which Seller receives at Closing from the Escrowee, and plus or minus, as the case may require, the closing prorations and adjustments to be made pursuant to Section 4(C) below.
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING 37 7.1 Access and Cooperation; Due Diligence...........................37 7.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.............................38 7.3
Actions at Closing At the Closing, the following actions will take place: (a) Buyer will pay to GLAR the Purchase Price as described in Section 1.3 of this Agreement by delivery of (i) stock certificates evidencing the ESP Stock, and (ii) the Consulting Agreement referenced in Section 2 of this Agreement, executed by the Buyer. (b) GLAR will deliver to Buyer copies of necessary resolutions of the Board of Directors of GLAR authorizing the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement for GLAR's execution, and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which resolutions have been certified by an officer of GLAR as being valid and in full force and effect. (c) Buyer will deliver to GLAR copies of corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of Buyer authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated by this Agreement for Buyer's execution, if any, and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, which resolutions have been certified by an officer of Buyer as being valid and in full force and effect. (d) GLAR and the Company will each deliver to the other party true and complete copies of each party's Certificate of Incorporation and a Certificate of Good Standing from the appropriate official of each party's jurisdiction of incorporation, which certificates and certificates of good standing are dated not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date. (e) Each party to the Consulting Agreement shall have executed it and delivered the signed copy to the other party to the Consulting Agreement. (f) The Board of Directors and executive officers of GLAR will appoint new members of the Board of Directors and new executive officers to replace them, as designated in writing by the Buyer, and will resign simultaneously. (g) Immediately prior to their resignation, the then directors and executive officers of GLAR will immediately execute all documents and take all action which is necessary or appropriate in order to cause the designees of the Buyer to be the signatories on all GLAR bank accounts. (h) Any additional documents or instruments as a party may reasonably request or as may be necessary to evidence and effect the sale, assignment, transfer and delivery of the GLAR Stock to the Buyer.
Conduct Prior to the Closing On or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, except (i) as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedules, (ii) as otherwise consented to or approved in writing by an authorized officer of Holdings (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) or (iii) as contemplated by this Agreement: (a) The Company shall not act or omit to act, and shall cause the Acquired Subsidiaries not to act or omit to act, otherwise than in accordance with the following: (i) None of the Acquired Entities shall amend its respective Constituent Documents; (ii) No change shall be made in the number or amount of authorized or issued capital stock of any of the Acquired Entities; nor shall any other equity security of any kind be granted or issued by any of the Acquired Entities; nor shall the Company enter into or permit any of the Acquired Subsidiaries to enter into any other agreement with respect to any equity security of the Acquired Entities; (iii) the Acquired Entities shall not declare or pay dividends or make any other distributions in respect of the Company Shares or Acquired Subsidiary Shares, except as may be necessary to effect the Tax Distribution Amount (as such term is defined in Section 8.8(a)) in respect of the Company Shares; (iv) The Company will not make or enter into any commitment to make any capital expenditure at the Hospitals or otherwise on behalf of any Acquired Entity in an aggregate amount greater than $100,000 per month; (v) The Company will not change or permit any change to be made in any accounting policy, practice or method of the Acquired Entities except any such changes as are required to conform to modifications in generally accepted accounting principles; (vi) The Acquired Entities will not (A) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money, other than intercompany indebtedness which will be paid in full and terminated at Closing in accordance with Section 6.7 hereof and Indebtedness that will be paid off by Holdings or Sub at Closing in accordance with the Debt Financing; (B) assume, guaranty, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible for the obligations of any Person other than another Acquired Entity; (C) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person other than another Acquired Entity, other than intercompany loans which will be forgiven at Closing in accordance with Section 6.7 hereof; or (D) make any commitments to do any of the foregoing; (vii) The insurance maintained with respect to the Hospitals and the Business, or comparable insurance, shall be maintained in full force and effect until the Effective Time; (viii) No Acquired Entity shall terminate or amend any material Contract, Lease or other agreement to which any Acquired Entity is a party, other than in the ordinary course of business; (ix) No Acquired Entity shall agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to take any of the actions set forth above or described in Section 4.7(b) and not otherwise permitted by this Agreement; and (x) No Acquired Entity shall take any action that would, or is reasonably likely to, prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. (b) The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts not to act or omit to act, and shall cause the Acquired Subsidiaries to use commercially reasonable efforts not to act or omit to act, otherwise than in accordance with the following: (i) The operations, activities and practices of the Business shall be conducted consistent with the ordinary course of business and in conformity with past practice in all material respects; (ii) The respective business organizations of the Acquired Entities will be preserved intact, and the services of the present employees, agents and representatives of the Business will be kept available for Holdings (except with respect to those employees or relationships terminated for cause or other termination in the ordinary course of business) in all material respects; and (iii) The relationships with, and the goodwill of, the customers of the Business and others having business relations with the Business will be preserved in all material respects. (c) The Acquired Entities shall not, directly or indirectly, take, or agree to or commit to take, any action that would or is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article IX not being satisfied.
Transactions at Closing At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof: